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Dial “D” for dismissal: Employee fired after “pocket-dial”

October 7, 2015 Stringer LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

Most people have received (or sent) a “pocket-dial”, which is an unintentional cell phone call that is made by a phone when it is in a person’s pocket. In a recent decision from Alberta, an employee’s pocket-dial revealed that he was performing work for his own personal business on company time, leading to his dismissal for cause.

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Employer had just cause to terminate an employee who worked a second job

September 2, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

In some unfortunate cases, Canadians need to work two jobs in order to make ends meet. Well, it seems that sometimes taking a second job may not be a good idea. The British Columbia Provincial Court recently found that an employer could terminate an employee for just cause because that employee had a second job and refused to quit when she was asked.

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High school office assistant by day, porn video star by night – she was terminated

April 13, 2011 Christina Catenacci Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

I recently told you about the high school office assistant who was suspended with pay for making porn movies on the side—well, the school board has decided to terminate her employment.

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